The 7-Day Back Pain Relief Secrets - free book

If you suffer from any type of back, neck or sciatic pain, then you need to go grab a copy of my good friend, Jesse Cannone's new book, "The 7-Day Back Pain Cure" asap...

What's crazy is that Jesse is actually giving away the book for Free if you grab it this week at the site below...

and on top of that, he's donating $2 for every Free book that he gives away... and you even get to choose whether you want the donation for your copy to go to Habitat for Humanity or St Judes Childrens Research Hospital.

Get your Free copy of this new book here:

http://FreeBackPainReliefBook.com/

I met Jesse about 2 years ago at a private meeting of about 12 of the top fitness professionals in the world. Jesse is definitely one of the good honest guys in the health and fitness industry.

In this 7-Day Back Pain Cure book, Jesse does what no one else in the medical community does, and that is puttogether all of the pieces... see, most people when they have back pain usually get treatments that only mask the pain... and even then, the treatments only address the physical symptoms...

In this book he shows you:

• Why traditional treatments always FAIL to deliver lasting relief
• The 7 mistakes that most people make that keep them in pain
• How to identify the real, underlying causes of your pain
• Which treatments work, which ones don't and how to know which is right for you

So if you have ever suffered from back pain, or are currently dealing with it, I highly recommend you grab a copy of this Free book now.

But don't wait or "think about it" as he only has a set number of books printed for this free giveaway...

Remember that for every copy of this book that Jesse gives away, he's going to be donating $2 to your choice of either Habitat for Humanity or St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital.
Go here -- http://www.FreeBackPainReliefBook.com/

Enjoy!

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about 6-Pack Abs


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3 Things to NEVER do While Exercising

Here are 3 pet peeves of mine where people are just wasting their time at the gym... I can't tell you how many times I see people sabotaging their results by doing these useless things while attempting to workout:

1. Talking on the cell phone while working out --

I'm not kidding... I've even seen people talking on their cell phone while doing ab exercises on a mat. I can't help but laugh when I see this.

But it's sad if you think about it. Are you going to tell me these people can't leave their cell phone in the car for 45 minutes so that they can actually concentrate on their workout and put their mind into what their doing?

If you want results, cell phones need to stay in the car. Anyone who can't get away from their cell phone for 45 minutes needs to re-evaluate priorities in their life.

After all, what did they do 10 or 15 years ago when they didn't have a cell phone? I'm sure they were able to get an uninterrupted workout at the gym back in the non-cell days.

2. Reading a magazine or newspaper while working out on a treadmill, exercise bike, or elliptical machine --

This is another worthless waste of time. If you can actually read while exercising, then you're not working out hard enough, and not creating the mind-body connection during exercise that is needed to get the best results.

Have you ever noticed that all of the people on the cardio machines reading magazines are usually the ones with the worst bodies? And by contrast, the people actually training hard using resistance training (weights) are the ones with the best bodies... take a look around and I think you'll notice the trend too!

3. Watching TV while working out on a cardio machine --

Same concept as the reading while working out... If you're distracted by TV, then your mind is simply not in the game enough to get good results. Keeping focus on what your muscles are doing, working intensely, and maintaining that mind-body connection are what will create the best bodies.

So, if you want results, throw away the newspaper, get off the boring cardio machines, and actually do something that will change your body, such as:

• full body weight training
• kettlebell training
• high speed rope skipping
• high intensity circuit training
• bodyweight training
• sprinting
• and other forms of high intensity resistance training or interval training

On the topic of things to never do while working out, this is a pretty hilarious 2-min video:

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/funny-workout-video-gym.html

I'll be back with more Lean-Body Secrets in a few days.

Til then,
Don't be lazy... be lean.

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com

PS - check out my friend Jon Benson's unique method of using his favorite foods to increase fat burning:
-- http://FavoriteFoodsDiet.com

A unique trick to end cravings for junk food or sweets

If you are having trouble with over-eating, keeping your portions under control, or with sugar cravings - then please read this entire email.

First, here is the simple truth. Most of us KNOW that we need to eat right if we want to stand a chance at losing body fat...

But for most of us, eating right is just not that simple. We know what to do, but we don't always do it... right?

This isn't your fault. Recent research points to fact that self control just isn't programmed into our genes. We evolved when food was scarce, so our natural instinct is to load up whenever we can.

The problem now is that food (and especially junk food) is more than abundant everywhere we look.

The final nail in the coffin is that just one act of self control (will power) causes us to lose control in other areas. So if life were all peaches and cream, will power might work. But once other stressors enters your awareness, it makes it doubly hard to stay away from those chocolate chip cookies!

However, there is hope.

A while back, I recommended a specific medical hypnosis program ( http://www.FatLossHypnotherapy.com ) that has been shown to help you eliminate food cravings, without having to think about it.

Since that email I have recieved a lot of positive feedback about the program - it appears to be a big difference maker.

In fact, I found out that Matt Hoover (winner of NBC's, "The Biggest Loser" season two) also tried the same exact program. He lost a TON of weight while on the show, but...

It turns out, that after the show was over he was no longer able to eat like he did on the show (no personal chefs, no trainer, and no cameras to make sure he was track). so he gained a lot of the weight back and was ashamed of himself. In his own words, he simply could not avoid temptation.

Well, a couple of months ago, he tried the same CDs I recommended in January and for the first time in his life, he is eating right and exercising without the star treatment. He is doing it on his own, and says it has been easy. By the way, he has also lost over 40 pounds of fat!

It has also been working for normal people Like Cynthia Roderick, a photographer from South Deerfield, Massachusetts:

"I had an addiction to sugar and my weight problems were so severe I was thinking of bypass surgery. I tried hypnosis programs in the past. Some programs made me tense and uncomfortable, the power of others seemed to fade away.

Within the first week I was getting obvious results. Since I started the program I've lost 30 pounds and I keep dropping them. My addiction to sugar is pretty much gone and decisions to turn down foods are easy."

Terrisa Harding, from Sapulpa, Oklahoma had this to say:

"I was always a thin person until my mid-thirties, then the weight began to creep up until I had gained over 30 lbs. I tried the Enjoying Weight Loss program and since being on it I've lost (so far permanent) over 20 lbs. I find I automatically eat much more healthfully, like more fruits and vegetables, I don't feel deprived and I'm energized. I feel GREAT!"


If you’re skeptical, I understand. Many people are when they first hear about this. But I wouldn’t waste your time (or mine) with programs that don’t work.

It’s a proven technique endorsed by the American Medical Association and the British Medical Association. What’s more, it works. I’ve seen people use medical hypnosis to get focused on their diet and follow it with almost no effort at all.

And if you use my The Truth about Abs program, it’s very easy to do. Instead of fighting and resisting your diet, you’ll feel good about what you’re doing and stick with your program without even thinking about it.

I’ve read many of the studies on medical hypnosis for weight loss and the results speak for themselves. In one, researchers split people following a diet into two groups. One used medical hypnosis, the other didn’t. The group who used medical hypnosis lost an average of 17 pounds. The group that didn’t lost an average of only 0.5 pounds.

That’s not surprising... Being committed to the program you’re following is THE key that makes all the difference – especially over the long term. A study from the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology shows medical hypnosis does just that: Improves your results over the long term.

Their study found adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment. More importantly, medical hypnosis increased effectiveness AFTER treatment by over 146%.

Clearly, this technique is even more effective over time. And as you know, long-term commitment to a healthy eating lifestyle is the key to lasting fat loss.

The best medical hypnosis program was designed by America’s leading expert in the field, Dr. Roberta Temes. In fact, she “wrote the book” on the subject. She’s the editor of the first hypnosis textbook used in medical schools, Medical Hypnosis. (Psychiatrists in training are learning her techniques for medical hypnosis!)

Dr. Temes is also on the faculty of the Psychiatry Department in the Medical School of the SUNY Health Science Center. She’s also involved with research on the behavioral factors involved with long-term weight loss.

Best of all, her program takes only 20 minutes per day and, simply by listening to relaxing CDs, may help you automatically follow your program and improve your body.

This may not work for everyone, but it is something you should consider if your previous attempts haven't been successful because you've resorted back to your previous bad habits.

Here are some of the experiences you may find if you go through Dr. Temes seven session CD program:

• Cravings can be reduced instantaneously, allowing you to stop binging before you start
• New neural pathways will be created that empower you to replace unhealthy eating habits with healthy ones
• Experience effortless motivation without relying on willpower
• Your desire for sodas or sweet drinks will be eliminated and replaced with a craving for WATER!
• Pounds will melt away as you automatically eat the right foods and right portions, while making exercise a part of your every day routine.

Keeping an open mind allows you to grow in spirit and successfully overcome challenges that may have been haunting you your whole life.

The Hypnosis Network, the publishers of the program (and some people I have now worked with for a while), are very confident that this will work.

Because of this, they are discounting the program for my readers, adding some very useful bonuses and are going to allow you to try it for just the cost of shipping.

To find out how it can help you drop fat and keep it off, just click the link below...

http://www.FatLossHypnotherapy.com

I think it is a no brainer.

To your good health and a lean body for life,

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com

P.S. Here are some good representations of what this program does for people:

"I am now down 20 pounds and still have not had any problems with stress eating (my lifetime habit is to overeat). I am also walking close to 5,000 steps per day now (a little over 2.5 miles) and into a size 16 from a 20/22 and people are finally beginning to notice. I personally thank you for your program even though I don't understand how it works. I am starting to like who I see in the mirror."

Syndi Ellison
Advertising & Finance Manager, Washington State Magazine

I have used the program for just 10 days and have lost 6 lbs. What is most amazing after all my failed attempts at fat loss is the ease of sticking with my program since using the CD's! For the first time in my adult life I feel like I am in control of my response to food, and believe I am incorporating all those healthy eating habits that have eluded me in the past. It feels wonderful to go through the day without obsessing over food, and feeling fulfilled rather than deprived. I can definitely see these as lifetime, lifestyle changes. Thank you for the wonderful tool!

Angela Roberts
Somerville, New Jersey

Check it out for yourself:

http://www.FatLossHypnotherapy.com

Which salad dressings are unhealthy or healthy?

Just another tip today to help you eat healthier and avoid common food choice mistakes...

Most salad dressings that you buy at the grocery store or get at most restaurants are pure junk...

Although some salad dressings are high in sugar or high fructose corn syrup, probably the main problem with most salad dressings is that they are made with highly refined and processed oils... usually refined soybean oil (or other mostly polyunsaturated refined oils). These oils are inflammatory to the body and also too high in omega-6 fatty acids.

Even the dressings that claim to be "healthy" at the store are usually made with highly refined canola oil... but there's not much healthy about that either (despite the marketing of canola oil as healthy).

The solution to this is NOT to avoid any oils at all in salad dressings... remember that healthy fats are actually important for helping you to absorb a lot of the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from the vegetables in your salad. And I'm simply not a fan at all of most "fat-free" products as they usually have extra sugars and other junk.

The only way around this is to make your own home-made salad dressings instead of buying the junk at the grocery store, and add your own healthy oils.

Although most "fat-free" products are typically full of junk, I like to try to find an organic fat-free balsamic salad dressing or red wine vinegar dressing, and then I add half of the container to a new bottle and fill the remainder with a mixture of extra-virgin olive oil, Udo's Choice EFA Oil (can be found at health food stores... if not, just use only olive oil), and organic balsamic or red wine vinegar (and a few extra herbs and spices if you wish).

This way, you're in control and making a salad dressing using healthy oils instead of the processed refined soybean oils that almost all commercial salad dressings use.

Enjoy!

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Author - The Truth about 6-Pack Abs

My Iceland Adventure Trip

Check out some of these cool pics below from my trip to Iceland... It's quite a beautiful country.

If you ever visit, and few interesting things to keep in mind:

1. Beware of trying their traditional "putrefied shark meat"... traditional Icelandic cuisine that takes shark meat and lets it rot in the ground for up to 9 months before they eat it. I like just about anything, but this was downright disgusting!

I heard from a friend though that the Puffin (another unusual Icelandic food choice) was pretty good.

2. If you go out for the Reykjavik nightlife (which goes strong until 6 or 7 am), you'll notice that they seem to be obsessed with breaking bottles all over the city every couple minutes throughout the entire night. Yet miraculously, by 10am, the streets are spotlessly clean as city workers clean up the streets almost immediately every morning. Weird.

Alright, to the pics...

Iceland has some amazing waterfalls... this is a glacial meltwater river

Here we are getting soaked riding quads through glacial streams

Small cliff jumping into freezing 2-deg C water (35-degrees F)

more majestic waterfalls... I hiked to the top of these, which was a pretty intense 5-10 min climb!

Here we are hiking up the edge of a huge glacier... the black stuff is volcanic ash from past eruptions in the area. As the ice melts, it creates deep cracks and ravines in the ice surface that can be deadly if you fall into one.

snowmobiling on a glacier that covers a volcano! The volcano has been overdue to erupt for years according to locals. We were just glad it didn't erupt while we were snowmobiling on it!

Here we are caving through cave formations that were left from lava flows in the past.

acting like kids and sliding down the glacier on our butts on plastic bags

this was an interesting geyser that would blow out boiling hot water and steam once every 7 minutes

more great Iceland scenery

some places have landscape that look more like another planet than anything you'd see on earth. This is broken up rock fields from lava flows that get covered with thick moss over the years.

more of the countryside of Iceland, catching a rainbow.

More scenic waterfalls.


I wish I had gotten some pics from underwater when we scuba dove the Silfra Ravine. It's one of the clearest water dive spots in the world with over 300 feet of underwater visibility! It was an amazing view underwater with bluish water and steep rock cliffs on either side of you in the ravine.

And lastly, probably one of the most amazing things I saw on this trip was on the flight... we ended up flying directly over the southern edge of Greenland, and it looked like another planet!

It was one of the most amazing views I've ever seen from the plane looking down over Greenland... there are huge mountains with massive glaciers in between, along with lagoon-type waterways that connect to the ocean... and there's big icebergs all over the place in the lagoons and in the ocean surrounding Greenland. It's definitely a sight to see!


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